NIA crackdown on ISIS module Harkat-ul- Harb-e-Islam

New Delhi: In an early morning action today, NIA carried out searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a major crackdown on an ISIS-inspired module styled as ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’,

The NIA raids were conducted with active support of Delhi Police, Uttar Pradesh Police and UP ATS.

On receiving credible information that a group of pro-ISIS individuals have formed a terrorist gang and they were preparing to carry out terrorist attacks targeting vital installations, sensitive locations and crowded places in and around Delhi and national capital region (NCR), NIA registered a case on on Thursday (20 December 2018) under sections 120B, 121, 121A, 122 of IPC, Sections 4 & 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and sections 17,18,18 B, 20,38 and 39 of the UA(P) Act against the mastermind of the module, Mufti Mohd. Suhail @ Hazrath s/o Hafiz Ahmad, native of Amroha, UP and his associates and
investigation was taken up..

The inputs were further developed and field verifications were done. It was ascertained that Mufti Mohd. Suhail and his associates have mobilized funds and have procured weapons, ammunition and explosive material to prepare IED’s and bombs and they were planning to carry out explosions and fidayeen attacks at places of importance in and around Delhi and also target crowded places.

i) Mufti Mohd. Suhail@Hazrath s/o Hafeez Ahmad, 29 years, native of Amroha. working as Mufti in a Madrasa at Hakim Mahtab Uddin Hashmi Road, Amroha, UP. He was presently staying at Jaffrabad, Delhi, and had tasked other team members to procure arms, explosives and other accessories to prepare IED’s and pipe-bombs.

ii) Anas Yunus S/o Mohd. Younus, 24 years, r/o Jafrabad, Delhi. He is pursuing Civil Engineering at a University in,Noida. He was instrumental in procuring electrical items, alarm clocks & batteries to carry out their terror conspiracy.

The two brothers Saeed and Raees had procured huge quantity of explosive material/gun powder (approx.25 kg) for preparing IED’s and pipe bombs and were instrumental in fabricating a rocket launcher to carry out terrorist attacks.

ix) Mohd. Irshad s/o Ishtiyak, r/o Mohalla Qazi Zada, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He is an auto-rickshaw driver and was helping Mohd. Suhail in arranging a hide-out for keeping the material for making IED’s and bombs.

Apart from these accused, some other suspects are being examined. The arrested accused would be produced before the NIA Special Court, Patiala Court House, New Delhi tomorrow (27 December). Further investigation of the case is continuing to unearth the larger terror conspiracy.